Theo Croker finds a path to jazz greatness on ‘Dream Manifest’ by unlearning the rules of the genre
By all measures, Theo Croker is a jazz artist. The 39-year-old trumpeter/composer has been a Grammy nominee in the jazz fields; he played all the great jazz venues around the world; he was mentored by Donald Byrd at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he graduated with a degree in jazz music; and Dee Dee … Read more